Last week I was in a village here in the region to do some
shopping. There is a wonderful flowershop and I always like to visit that shop looking
for some inspiration to make miniature flowers. In a little basket I found a
bunch of mistletoe tied with a red ribbon. In Holland mistletoe is rarely found
in the flowershops, at least that is my experience.

I asked the florist if I could take a picture of the
mistletoe, because I wanted to make it in miniature. He allowed me to
photograph it and I got the twig of him for free, because he liked the idea that
I want to make the mistletoe in miniature!

I carefully held the twig in front of me, because I was
afraid someone would clash against me in the crowds on the market. A flowers
merchant recognised the twig and started to shout to me: kiss, kiss…..with a
big smile on his face! First I didn’t noticed what he shouted to me, but after
I understood it, I gave him a hand kiss, whereupon he gave me a big smile.
Where about my quest for making miniature flowers me brings to, a nice
anecdote, isn’t it?

At home I put the mistletoe in a small vase and took some
pictures of my trophee, what was a good guess: the other morning it was fallen
apart……………of all those crushing kisses, I guess ;)!?

Beautiful miniature, Ilona. I love mistletoes, too. We had a bad storm beginning of November and some trees had to be cut down. I just was lucky and got a huge mistletoe from one of these trees. It weighs about 5 kilo. No kidding! It hangs in front of my house. Still looking perfect. But maybe that's because nobody is kissing me underneath it ... ;-)Christine

I must say this is the prettiest mistletoe I have ever seen because those commonly found here are also hollies and fake mistletoe or dried ones. The fresh ones have leaves like orchid's and flowers or fruits like translucent pearls. :)

Your mistletoe brought smiles, life size or not! Just like you, Ilona :)

What a fun story... have you thought about giving a photo and a handkiss to that gentle florist who made this tiny miracle possible? Perfect work as always... let's see who'll be mistletoeing in your miniature world!

What a Wonderful Story, Ilona!!! It makes the whole shopping time so much more Festive and adds a Special Heartwarming touch to the Minis you have made! And your minis are PERFECTION! Mistletoe is not as common over here... but it is available and I always Love seeing it! Now I know what is missing from my mini homes decorations!!!Thank you for sharing the story.....I am blowing you a kiss over the sea!!! <3